“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
Life according to Wiki: Christopher Marlowe was the first English author to achieve critical notoriety for his use of blank verse[citation needed]. The major achievements in English blank verse were made by William Shakespeare, who wrote much of the content of his plays in unrhymed iambic pentameter, and John Milton, whose Paradise Lost is written in blank verse. Miltonic blank […]
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I’m totally broken and walking like a deranged dinosaur on Charlie (Private LOL) Yesterday I did the Privet Hedge Massacre, wove some ivy around the stumps, moved (and repaired) the metal arch, moved the very heavy bench, moved and replanted two climbing roses and a honeysuckle…all on my own. Cripes. I HURT today. And all […]
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I swear to God that I’m actually on Red Dwarf with Lister, Rimmer, Holly, Kryton & Cat. And we are ALL heading towards Infinity & Beyond. BTW : I’m botoxed from fingertip to oxter again by those fluffing nettles :o(
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That’s whats happened to me. HAMSTRUNG. CRIPPLED. STFU, GB’d But it’s a method that is as ancient as ancient. Horses were often hamstrung…”Rendering chariot horses lame by hamstringing is mentioned in the Bible, called “houghing” in the King James Version, from an old spelling of hock. In times of war, the use of hamstringing enemy’s horses prevented the horses from being used […]
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Yes, Mum. Of course you recognise his voice. YOU PLAYED THEIR ALBUM NON-STOP in the old house. I’ve gone right off my kids {o(
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OK. New Word Learned. I’ve set myself an almost impossible task. Woohoo. (?) Back to basics to re-find Pliny in a New Chronology. Daggnabbit. I thought I’d got them with RED :o(
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A Lincolnshire saying. As I was being FRIT to death by watching me on the self-service this morning, the tune in the background was MacWood Fleet,,,Go Your Own Way, Smarty pants heard it playing and said Formula 1. The Chain. Best song they ever did. Don’t y’all hate being out gunned by your own child? […]
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The Quality of Mercy. In order to prove a date, I’m chasing a colour. The trouble is – I don’t know which colour! But I’ve a very strong feeling that the answer lies with the 16th (or maybe 17th) century Venetian artists. This line of thought took me to Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice) which […]
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Needless to say : Tiswas was banned from my childhood home. My parentals were more BBC2 and prawn cocktails and What Will The Neighbours Think? The only time that I EVER got to watch this programme was when I spent a weekend at a mate’s house. Saturday Morning ITV. How Common!!!
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Thorn in my side.You know that’s all you ever were.A bundle of lies.You know that’s all that it was worthI should have known betterBut I trusted you at first.I should have known betterBut I got what I deserved…?
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Sheesh. Photos, photos, photos. When the above could be done in the 17th century to an engraving…what the fluff can the they do today to any single photo uploaded on the internet? Even in my limited way – I can manipulate a photo on my computer!!! If y’all will build your entire future/reputation on a […]
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We woke up this morning with schnee/snow. I was a bitty fretty because I no longer have a beast of a 4-wheel drive vehicle. Just tiny Oliver. I swore. Lots. Why? Because every single route out of the village is down hill. AND I had to do it at 06:30 hours on ungritted roads to […]
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